10-letter words containing c, a, r, n
- romancical — relating to or dealing with romance
- root canal — Also called pulp canal. the root portion of the pulp cavity.
- ropedancer — a person who walks across or performs acrobatics upon a rope stretched at some height above the floor or ground.
- round arch — an arch formed in a continuous curve, especially in a semicircle.
- round clam — quahog.
- run across — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- run scared — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- saccharine — of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: a powdery substance with a saccharine taste.
- sacramento — a state in the W United States, on the Pacific coast. 158,693 sq. mi. (411,015 sq. km). Capital: Sacramento. Abbreviation: CA (for use with zip code), Cal., Calif.
- sacredness — devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- sacrosanct — extremely sacred or inviolable: a sacrosanct chamber in the temple.
- salicornia — any chenopodiaceous plant of the genus Salicornia, of seashores and salt marshes: includes glasswort
- saloon car — Also, saloon carriage. a railway sleeping, dining, or parlor car similar to a U.S. Pullman.
- san carlos — a city in W California, S of San Francisco.
- san marcos — a city in S central Texas.
- sanctifier — to make holy; set apart as sacred; consecrate.
- sand chair — a low folding beach chair with a frame, usually of tubular metal, that slants outward below the seat, forming a base designed to be rested in the sand.
- sand crack — a crack or fissure in the hoof of a horse, extending from the coronet downward toward the sole, caused by a dryness of horn.
- sand perch — squirrelfish.
- sandsucker — the flatfish Platessa limandoides
- sanskritic — an Indo-European, Indic language, in use since c1200 b.c. as the religious and classical literary language of India. Abbreviation: Skt.
- santa cruz — a city on the coast of California.
- saprogenic — producing putrefaction or decay, as certain bacteria.
- saramaccan — an English-based creole spoken in the interior of Suriname.
- sarcodines — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- sarcopenia — reduction in muscle tissue as a result of ageing
- sarracenia — any American pitcher plant of the genus Sarracenia, having single nodding flowers and leaves modified as pitchers that trap and digest insects: family Sarraceniaceae
- scampering — to run or go hastily or quickly.
- scandaroon — a large variety of fancy pigeon having a long thin body and an elongated neck and head
- scanderbeg — (George Castriota) 1403?–68, Albanian chief and revolutionary leader.
- scansorial — capable of or adapted for climbing, as the feet of certain birds, lizards, etc.
- scarcement — a footing or ledge formed by a setoff in a wall.
- scarf-ring — a ring which holds a scarf in place
- scarf-skin — the outermost layer of the skin; epidermis.
- scarifying — critical
- scarlatina — scarlet fever.
- scattergun — A scattergun is a gun that fires a lot of small metal balls at the same time.
- scattering — distributed or occurring here and there at irregular intervals; scattered.
- scaturient — gushing; overflowing.
- scavengers — an animal or other organism that feeds on dead organic matter.
- scent-mark — to deposit a scent mark; mark.
- scharwenka — (Ludwig) Philipp [loot-vikh fee-lip] /ˈlut vɪx ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1847–1917, German composer.
- scherzando — (a musical direction) playful; sportive.
- schongauer — Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), c1430–91, German engraver and painter.
- scintigram — a paper printout or photographic record indicating the intensity and distribution of radioactivity in tissues after administration of a radioactive tracer.
- scorpaenid — belonging or pertaining to the Scorpaenidae, a family of marine fishes with spiny fins, including the rockfishes, scorpionfishes, and lionfishes.
- scorzonera — a plant of the modern genus Scorzonera, esp S. Hispanica or black salsify, cultivated in Europe for its root which is used as a vegetable
- scrabbling — to scratch or scrape, as with the claws or hands.
- scrambling — motocross, off-road biking
- scrap iron — old iron to be remelted or reworked.